Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (05 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 117 | 249 | 300 | 84 | 300 | 319 | 355 | 289 | 208 | 260 | 266 | 201 | 67 | 128 | 131 | 136 | 162 | 190 | 182 | 145 | 138 | 804 | 1189 | 1529 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.72m | 7:21AM1.55m | 7:46PM1.68m | 8:06AM1.52m | 8:30PM1.66m | 8:51AM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.45m | 1:32PM0.42m | 2:09AM0.45m | 2:16PM0.43m | 2:52AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 117 | 249 | 300 | 84 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 208 | 15 | 266 | 201 | 67 | 128 | 116 | 136 | 162 | 190 | 182 | 145 | 110 | 58 | 35 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 33 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 67 | 35 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 9 | — | E 13 | SSW 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 15 | — | — | S 22 |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 8 | — | — | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | NE 8 | — | NNE 7 | — | WSW 2 | SSW 10 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 19 | 48 | 234 | 300 | 319 | 355 | 289 | 6 | 260 | — | 153 | — | 1 | 131 | 34 | 59 | — | — | — | 138 | 804 | 1189 | 1529 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 164 | 63 | 13 | 13 |
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